Timothy O'Sullivan
'Black Cañon, Colorado River, From Camp 8, Looking Above'
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 23.750 USD
Price realised: 23.750 USD
Description
Timothy O'Sullivan
1840-1882
'BLACK CAÑON, COLORADO RIVER, FROM CAMP 8, LOOKING ABOVE'
albumen print, on the two-toned Wheeler Survey mount, the photographer's credit, title, 'No. 8,' and survey information in letterpress on the mount, 1871 (Dover, pl. 8)
8 by 10¾ in. (20.3 by 27.3 cm.)
1840-1882
'BLACK CAÑON, COLORADO RIVER, FROM CAMP 8, LOOKING ABOVE'
albumen print, on the two-toned Wheeler Survey mount, the photographer's credit, title, 'No. 8,' and survey information in letterpress on the mount, 1871 (Dover, pl. 8)
8 by 10¾ in. (20.3 by 27.3 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 98 %.
This artwork by Timothy O'Sullivan achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in April 2011. In the Photographs auction, the work 'Black Cañon, Colorado River, From Camp 8, Looking Above' sold for USD 23,750.00 (€ 16,024.56) - well above the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00. Admittedly, works by Timothy O'Sullivan have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work 'Ancient Ruins In The Cañon De Chelle, N.M.' in April 2011 with an auction result of USD 134,500.00 (€ 90,749.61).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 98 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Timothy O'Sullivan erzielte im April 2011 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Photographs wurde die Arbeit 'Black Cañon, Colorado River, From Camp 8, Looking Above' für USD 23.750,00 (€ 16.024,56) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Timothy O'Sullivan auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit 'Ancient Ruins In The Cañon De Chelle, N.M.' im April 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 134.500,00 (€ 90.749,61).
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